New boyfriend won't dine out. Ever.

Good grief, I don't think I could put up with this from a boyfriend! Maybe a friend at most. Who I only saw a few times a year 😂

I don't know what his issue is but I don't believe I word he's saying.

... I'd hate to be the first, but is he by any chance on the spectrum?

Jamie Oliver's restaurants are reheated boil in the bag garbage, it's a money grab.

Just think OP, this is how he acts during the honeymoon phase of your relationship.

This is the best of him while he is really making an effort to show you his good points and is on his best behaviour.

Who knows what more you'll have to put up with once he relaxes and shows his faults?

I'd throw this one back.

That's extreme. Would he not even go to a vegan restaurant?

Unfair.

I have lots of vegan friends and they make a great effort to feed us meat eaters as we feed them.

A friend had a BBQ and cooked vegan options on the BBQ and asked to borrow a baking tray, duly loaned. Went round to said tray full of meat sausages, burgers and chicken. We do the same for them.

However the "Romesh Vegan" is annoying.

He sounds very rigid and self-centered, all around. Like he demands every little thing go his way or no way. It sounds like he's just not a good fit for you. I'm not sure he'd be a good fit for anybody.

Sounds like it’s the beach part of the holiday though, not the holiday.

We can’t stand lying on the beach, we find it just too boring. Maybe this guy likes travelling and exploring more.

@Beautifulbouquet the refusing to eat has nothing to do with being vegan, it’s an excuse. I would guess it’s some type of OCD/anxiety, either of others preparing food out of his sight or perhaps he has issues with eating in public. He may genuinely fear contamination, perhaps he had a bad experience in the past, regardless of the cause it sounds like a mental health issue. Whatever the reason it’s not logical and unless he recognises this and tries to address it it’s not going to get better. It’s a big issue to be dealing with in a new relationship and unless he was amazing in all other aspects I’d be thinking to maybe pass on him.

Lots of wines these days are vegan and don't use egg whites or animal products. Not all winemakers state on the bottle whether it is vegetarian or vegan, so a quick Google is very helpful. M and S are particularly good at labelling their wines.

@Beautifulbouquet Peroni and Budweiser are vegan. The other two are made in breweries where other products are not even vegetarian so there is a risk of cross contamination.

Time to send him on his way otherwise your life will be restrictive and controlled. Plenty more non vegan fish in the sea

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I would text him right now with "Curious that you wont eat out in case your food is tainted but you will drink wine and beer that has non vegan finings used in its production. Can you explain that?"

Just for our entertainment obviously! I cant wait to see what ludicrous justification he will come back with!

Bloody hell, what does he do for fun? I couldn’t see him again. I love travelling and film and I love food even more. Does he like music? Reading? Anything?

I would move on before you get any more involved since you don’t think you are going to be compatible in the long term why waste time

Yes, vegans are always hard work. Get rid and find some carnivore man.

Although you can always find vegan wines at Aldi Lidl and most supermarkets.
Since you’re not eating out anyway OP 🥴

I love food and eating out, and dislike dining with fussy eaters as it takes the pleasure out of sharing a meal together.

If you're anything like me OP, you'd be best to move on as it sounds like he has some longstanding issues around food.

Between the “husband’s food choices” thread, the guy breaking up over mushrooms, and this, it seems there’s a plague of men and insane eating habits.

Is he from the 90s? Or middle.aged and just never realised how much it has changed? Back then it was pretty much impossible to eat out.

I'm vegan and have a severe dairy allergy. Some areas are way behind the times but I can't remember the last time that I was in an area with zero options for any meal.

Is he saying that he won't eat at a vegetarian or vegan restaurant? Or just that he won't eat at an Omni place?

bringing one potato and 6 tomatoes to the OP's house for a meal, not liking the cinema due to not wanting to sit still for long periods of time...

Doubt his eating is REALLY about being vegan. He might tell himself that, but it seems to be a control thing for him. He probably can’t handle variety and change and limits his choices. A very difficult person to be with - I’d stay far away.

I'm sorry. Whatever he's got that's worth having, he ISN'T worth having. Tell him to find a fellow conspiracy vegan!

Eeesh, this would be a deal breaker for me. Any kind of fussiness about food just makes my fanny snap shut like a bulldog clip. SO unattractive.

And vegan wine?

Btw- there's a fair number of ignorant comments about veganism on here. I'm not even vegetarian but probably 50-60 % of what my husband and I cook is vegan. It's very easy to cook tasty, healthy vegan meals without resorting to crappy "vegan meat substitutes.